A17384:2554
A commentary
A commentary: or, sermons upon the second chapter of the first epistle of Saint Peter wherein method, sense, doctrine, and use, is, with great variety of matter, profitably handled; and sundry heads of divinity largely discussed. By Nicholas Byfield, late preacher of God's Word at Isle-worth in Middlesex.A commentary: or, sermons vpon the second chapter of the first epistle of Saint Peter vvherein method, sense, doctrine, and vse, is, with great variety of matter, profitably handled; and sundry heads of diuinity largely discussed. By Nicholas Byfield, late preacher of God's Word at Isle-worth in Middlesex.
London: printed by Humphrey Lownes for George Latham, 1623London: printed by Humfrey Lownes for George Latham, 1623
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Secondly, these words may note the manner of obedience: we must obey Princes for Gods sake, not only for conscience sake, but even as if we did obey God himself, and with a due respect unto God: and so it may make also a limitation: we must so obey man, as we still have respect unto God, so as nothing be done against the Word, or pleasure of God.
Secondly, these words may note the manner of obedience: wee must obey Princes for Gods sake, not onely for conscience sake, but euen as if wee did obey God himselfe, and with a due respect vnto God: and so it may make also a limitation: wee must so obey man, as wee still haue respect vnto God, so as nothing be done against the Word, or pleasure of God.
Use. The use should be therefore for instruction, to teach us to look carefully to our selves in our submission, and so to obey,
Vse. The vse should bee therefore for instruction, to teach vs to looke carefully to our selues in our submission, and so to obey,
First, from the hart, because God is entitled to this service.
First, from the hart, because God is intituled to this seruice.